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What will follow managed care? The
executive director of the American Psychological association and a former APA
president who prospered under managed care see divergent prospects for what's to
come. To subscribe, click
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Mental health courts have sprouted across the nation like flowers after a summer
rain. Two developments have played an important role in the emergence of
mental health courts. To subscribe, click
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Yoga techniques can be used to relieve anxiety. Indira Palekar, Ph.D. told
a group of 22 at the Ohio Psychological Association Annual Convention in
November. Body awareness, breathing and sensory awareness are among the
techniques taught in this workshop. To subscribe, click
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New Mexico rejects psychiatrists’ push on RxP rules
By John Thomas, Associate Editor
Despite heavy lobbying by psychiatrists, the New Mexico Medical Board did not adopt a minority report urging tougher educational and training requirements before psychologists could prescribe psychotropic drugs.
Landmark lawsuit for the mentally ill ends after 33 years
The landmark case widely credited with inspiring reform of the nation's mental health laws came to an end Dec. 5 in an Alabama courtroom after 33 years.
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson dismissed the case, saying the state has lived up to its obligations under a 2000 settlement to provide necessary services, primarily in the community, and to treat the mentally ill with dignity.
Air
Force psychologist presents Operation Enduring Freedom experience
Columbus--His
shower was a bucket of water he poured over his head every morning as he
prepared for another day of work as an Air Force psychologist assigned to a
remote field hospital in Turkestan on the Afghanistan border.
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